cent

Meaning

1. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
2. (informal) A small sum of money.
3. A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
4. A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
5. A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
6. A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
7. Abbreviation of century.
8. (obsolete) Abbreviation of centum. One hundred.
9. Abbreviation of centigrade.
10. Abbreviation of center.

Concepts

cent

penny

centime

hundred

copper

c.

euro-cent

eurocent

center

centigrade

central

one hundredth

centimeter

centimetre

sent

hermit

wizard

cents

Eurocent

hundredth

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛnt/

Etymology

From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.